Trials Evolution Review (MondoXbox)

As with Trials HD, it’s hard for us thirtysomethings not to think about the NES’ beloved Excitebike when Trials Evolution is on the screen. This newer dirtbike-stravaganza is every bit Excitebike’s spiritual successor, mixing a lighthearted tone with dead-serious physics, heaps of tracks to race on, and now — for the first time — a multiplayer mode and a track editor to really take us back to the ’80s classic. It’s such a compelling combination of features and feel that it begs the question: Is Trials Evolution the perfect XBLA game?